Use these free lesson plans and worksheets to teach your child how to count from 1 to 10, starting from the very beginning. After you have taught your children or students to count numbers, download the free activity linked to the lesson plan and have them complete it with your assistance.

Remember to look for any opportunity that you can find in nature to teach your child about the many things in nature that can be counted – trees, flowers, birds, rocks, and whatever else you can think of. Almost anything you find can turn into an opportunity to learn counting.

Counting from 1 to 3

Start your child learning to count by teaching them to count the numbers 1, 2 and 3 in succession.

Counting from 4 to 6

Teach your child to count the numbers from 1 to 6. This lesson concentrates on the numbers 4, 5 and 6.

Counting from 7 to 10

Teach your child the numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10. After this and the previous counting activities they should be able to count all the way from 1 to 10.